SELECT MUSIC and DANCE VENUES in HAVANA and SANTIAGO

HAVANA

SALSA MUSIC & DANCE - TRADITIONAL MUSIC - SHOWS
Casa de La Musica Playa
Calle 20 esquina 35, Playa (tel 204-044,204-6147)
$15 good place for up and coming and top salsa bands, Cubans and tourists
Afternoon 5:30 matinees are the best (more Cubans)

Casa de La Música Galiano
between Neptuno and Concordia, Centro Habana. (tel 862-4165)
most popular venue in Havana. Afternoon 5:30 matinees are the best (more Cubans)

La Cecilia
5ta Avenida y 110. (tel 24-1562)
$25, top salsa groups, outdoor, dinner, dance shows, fancy, tourists

Salon Rosado Benny More de Tropical
Avenida 41 y 46 Playa (tel 29-0985/23-5322)
$10, live salsa, outside location, mostly Cubans

Casa de Amistad
Paseo no. 406 esq. 17 Vedado (tel 830-3114)
$5, Sat. nites, elegant setting outside, live tradional son, salsa, shows,
Cubans and tourists, highly recommended

Havana Cafe del Hotel Melia Cohiba
Avenida Paseo y Malecon (tel 833-3636)
floor shows, variety shows, popular music bands , live salsa on weekends,
during the week admission is the price of drinks, tourists

Cafe Cantante (Teatro Nacional)
Paseo y 39 Plaza de la Revolution (tel 873-5713)
$15-$20, basement venue, top salsa groups, Cubans and tourists

Casa de la Cultura
Aguiar no.509 e/ Amargura y Brasil, Habana Vieja (tel 863-4860)
$5, Thursday nites, local salsa and traditional bands,
mostly Cubans, highly recommended

Los Jardines de La Tropical
51 y Puente Grande, Playa (tel 81-8767)
$5, weekends, beautiful outside location, old Spanish gardens,
live Salsa, mostly Cubans

JAZZ
Gato Tuerto (One-Eyed Cat)
Calle O e/ 17 y 15, Vedado (tel 55-2696)
fancy jazz bar, tourists

Jazz Cafe
Malecon & Paseo, on 3rd floor
$15, great jazz and good food, Cubans and tourists

La Zorra y El Cuervo
Calle 23 No. 155 e/ N y O Vedado (tel 55-2696)
$10-$15, serious Jazz club, tourists

FOLKLORE
UNEAC
Calle 17 # 354 corner of H, Vedado
$5, rumba and traditional music Wed. and Sat. 5-8pm, highly recommended,
Cubans and tourists

Callejon de Hamel
Calle Hamel e/ Aramburu y Hospital
Sundays 12 noon
free, rumba, Cubans and tourists

Conjunto Folklorico National
Calle 4 e/ Calzada y Linea, Vedado (tel 831-3467)
rumba and folklore shows every Sat. 2pm, Cubans and tourists

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SANTIAGO

SALSA MUSIC & DANCE - TRADITIONAL MUSIC
Artex
Calle Heredia #304 e/ Calvario y Carniceria (tel. 65-4814)
$5, live traditional music and dance, outside patio, Cubans and tourists

Casa de la Trova
Calle Heredia #208 e/ San Pedro y San Felix (tel. 65-2689 / 65-4814)
$5, live traditional music and dance, most famous venue in Cuba
for traditional music, Cubans and tourists

Patio De Los Dos Abuelos
Plaza de Marte, Calle Francisco Perez #5 e/ Escario & Enramada (tel. 62-3302 / 62- 3267)
$5, live traditional music and dance, outside patio, Cubans and tourists

Casa De La Musica
Calle Corona #564 e/ Aquilara y Enramada (tel. 65-2243)
$5-$10, live salsa bands, traditional music, Cubans and tourists

Casa de los Tradiciones
near Bario Tivoli, Calle Jesus Rabi #154 e/ Santa Rosa and Princesa (tel. 65-3892)
$5, live traditional music and dance, old house turned into a club, mostly Cubans, highly recommended

Casa de Caribe
Calle l3 #206 Esq. Calle 8, Vista Alegre. (tel. 64-2285, 64-2387)
beautiful indoor and outdoor setting, variety of cultural events, Cubans and tourists

La Claqueta
Calle Felix Pena #654
outdoor patio, live salsa bands, traditional music, Cubans and tourists

Disco Espanta Suenos at Hotel Santiago,
Avenida de las Americas e/ Cuarta y Manduley (tel. 64-2634)
fancy club featuring recorded salsa and disco music, Cubans and tourists

CABARETS
Tropicana Santiago
northeast of town on Circunvalacion (tel. 68-7090 / 69-1287)
fabulous outdoor cabaret shows and dinner, beautiful modern venue

San Pedro del Mar
Carretera del Morro (tel. 69-1287)
traditional Cuban cabaret of the 1950's, venue overlooks the sea

FESTIVALS
Noche Santiaguera
live dance bands and recorded music every Saturday night in a different location in the city

Alma de Santiago Jazz Festival - March

Festival de la Trova - March
trova and son music and groups

Festival de la Cultura Caribe≤a - July
music and dance traditions from a different Carribean country

Carnaval Santiago - July
huge street party for a week, comparsas, floats, live bands, parades

Festival Internacional Matamoros Son - October
son music and groups

Encuentro Nacional de Orquestas Charangas - November
charanga music and groups